After trying out various shotguns for the past several months, I too purchased a SP1 Sporting. I thinks it's a great O/U in the sub 2K category. I will do my best to wear it out, but I don't think I ever will.

For the money ... It's very hard to beat.Personally, I find EVERYTHING about it good, or better ! And, every now and then one turns up with great figuring in the timber - certainly better than that which should be expected on a 'base grade' gun.

That is a field model... Hoping they make the sporting model in 20ga...

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And what is the difference between the field model and the sporting?I see no difference between the sporting 12 (which I have) and the field version other than the bead and rib width. Stocks dimensions seem to be identical.I added an adjustable comb and a midbead to my 20, and had weight put in the stock.Shoots like a dream.

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Beretta Sporting guns typically have a slightly fatter stock than the field versions, although I think that drop dimensions are the same. The buttpad is a bit bigger on the Sporting models -- but only the 12 Gauges. The subgauge Sporting guns have field-size buttpads.

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